6/2/16

The world premiere of this nature documentary was submitted by the USA to the 2016
Seattle International Film Festival as a clarion call to arms about the
horrific death toll for African elephants. Ninety-six die every day. I
recently read "The Emotional Lives of Animals" by Mark Bekoff and
was constantly reminded of the institutional memory that is lost each
time one of these magnificent animals is killed for ivory. Aren't the
poachers' customers ashamed of themselves for causing this tragedy? What
can they be thinking?

The
sale of ivory is legal all over the world, including the United States.
When we watch eight or nine men struggle to save ONE little orphan
elephant who is grieving the loss of her mother, we can see how valuable
their lives are considered to be.

If you love animals, you will cherish the scenes where starving little Naledi
finally bonds with one of her caretakers and literally climbs up into
his lap. Luckily, he's a pretty big guy, so it worked out. We
practically applauded.

Directed by Ben Bowie and Geoff Luck, this looks at the situation from both a micro and a macro point of view. One is the survival of a little orphan, while the other is the survival of the species! This
is wildlife film so we are treated to a live birth on screen
and the ugly sight of massacred elephants dotting the landscape. Paul
Allen's Vulcan Productions is one of the producers and again I say, More
power to him for using some of his money this humanitarian way! You GO
Paul!